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Pageant Promoter Lauds Miss Cell 2022 Initiative
Chief Executive Officer of Brendance and Crusader Ltd., Mr Brendan Nsikak, promoters of Mr and Miss Nigeria International (MMNI), has lauded the Nigerian Correctional Services for the initiative of ‘Miss Cell 2022’ pageant organised for female inmates.
Nsikak gave the commendation in an interview with Tide source recently in Lagos, while reacting to the Miss Cell Pageant held within the Kirikiri correctional facility, and won by Chidinma Ojukwu, alleged murder suspect of Super TV CEO, Michael Ataga.
Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), is standing trial for the offence at the Lagos High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos.
The ‘Miss Cell’ beauty pageant was organised on March 8 as one of several activities lined up to mark the International Women’s Day at the facility.
He described the initiative as worthwhile, saying it was part of social activities to keep the inmates in sound mind and good spirit.
According to him, it is a commendable step for Ojukwu to have the courage and boldness to take part in the competition, in spite of her ongoing trials at the courts.
“The Nigerian Correctional Services is living up to their responsibilities and being proactive by putting up such events and other programmes meant to keep inmates warm and make the environment lively.
“Everyone is aware that Chidinma, the prime suspect in the ongoing trial of murder case of Ataga, is still under prison custody and has not been convicted or found guilty.
“I commend the initiative and salute the courage of the participants, and to the ‘ Miss Cell 2022’, let her live her life until the judgment is served and passed on her,” he said.
He noted that it was fundamental to keep the inmates meaningfully engaged with activities to minimise quarrels and fights while in custody.
It will also ease their depression, he added.
According to him, while inmates are being encouraged in skills acquisitions, education and creativity, those with flare for pageantry or entertainment should also be given a platform to showcase their potential.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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